Plastics

Plastic. It’s hard to imagine life without this ingenious little polymer.

Support for employers

We can provide training plans, support and qualifications tailored to your specific business needs.

What do we offer?

The New Zealand Certificates in Plastics Processing and Plastics Engineering have been developed by leading New Zealand plastics manufacturers to equip staff with the skills and knowledge to work productively and safely.

Together with the Level 2 programme in manufacturing (with a plastics specialisation) the qualifications form a pathway of learning from entry level plastics operators, die setters and technicians to experienced plastics production engineers.

The programmes have specialisations designed with the future in mind.

We partner with industry associations like Plastics New Zealand to help recruit and build talented employees.

Duration

Specialisations

Core

Blown film

Extrusion blow moulding

Extrusion

Injection moulding

Injection stretch blow moulding

Rotational moulding

Thermoforming

Overview

Designed for people already working in the plastics manufacturing industry or people wishing to complete a pre-trade qualification before entering the industry. Graduates will be able to work as competent operators, under limited supervision, in plastics processing operations. Plastics engineering recognises the knowledge and skills required to work in installation, maintenance, and servicing of plastics processing machinery and equipment.

Learning outcomes - graduates will be able to:

Work safely as a member of a team in a plastics processing environment

Apply knowledge of materials and production processes to produce plastics products

Prepare for production, and run and monitor machinery to produce plastic products

I dentify, resolve and report on routine processing problems.

Plastics Engineering optional strand graduates will be able to:

Prepare machinery for plastics processing

Use problem-solving techniques to troubleshoot plastics processing production and quality issues, and resolve issues